Sai Samhitha stuns Vaishnavi

Hyderabad: Unseeded Sai Samhitha Chamarthi ousted fourth seed Vaishnavi Peddi Reddy 3-6, 6-3, 6-2 to enter the final of the Phoenix Live ITF Women’s $10,000 conducted by DRC Sports Foundation at Leonia Holistic Destination at Shamirpet on Sunday.

Samhitha will face eighth seed Sneha Devi Reddy in the title clash on Monday. Sneha defeated fifth seed Prerna Bhambri 6-3, 7-5. In the doubles final, top seeded Prerna and Prarthana Thombre will meet Sowjanya Bavisetti and Rishika Sunkara.

Results (India wherever not mentioned): Semifinals: Singles: 8-Sneha Devi Reddy bt 5-Prerna Bhambri 6-3,7-5; Sai Samhitha Chamarthi bt 4-Vaishnavi Peddi Reddy 3-6,6-3,6-2; Doubles: 1-Prerna Bhambri/ Prarthana Thombre bt 4-Shweta Rana/ Rashmi Teltumbde 6-2,6-2;3-Sowjanya Bavisetti/ Rishika Sunkara bt 2-Nidhi Chilumula/ Rushmi Chakravarthi 6-1,7-5.